Two wounded in pair of shootings

Sunday

May 4, 2014 at 12:01 AM

The Record

STOCKTON - Two people were wounded in separate shootings less than two hours apart early Saturday in south Stockton, police said.

Officers received a report of a person shot about 12:30 a.m. in the 200 block of East Church Street, just south of the Crosstown Freeway. A man told police he was in that area when he was approached by two men and one woman who wanted to purchase narcotics. When the man told them to leave, he heard three gunshots and then fought with his assailants, authorities said.

After sustaining a single gunshot wound during the confrontation, the victim walked to the 200 block of East Weber Avenue, where he contacted police. He was taken to a hospital for treatment, officers said.

Another man was shot about 2:15 a.m. while attending a party at a residence in the 1600 block of Bandoni Drive, three miles southeast of the first shooting, authorities said. When the victim went to the front of the home to investigate a commotion, several people began shooting at each other, police said.

The victim was struck by gunfire and sustained a non-life-threatening injury, authorities said. There was no description of the gunmen, police said.